Beer-cooler.



J. A; STEINMETZ.

BEER COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 6.1916.

1,244,140. Patented oet. 23, 1917.

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JOSEPH A. sfrnmnnrz, or BALTrMozen, MARYLAND.

BEER-COOLER;

Application led July 8, 1916. Serial No. 108,149.

T0 @ZZ fro/tom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JosnPi-i A. STEINMETZ, a .citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Baltimore, in Baltimore City and State of Maryland,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beer-Coolers; and Ildo hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theto which it appertains to make and use the same. u l

rl`his invention relates to new and useful improvements in a beercooler' and one of its objects is the provision of a device of thischaracter, which shall be simple, durable and efficient, and which maybe manufactured and sold at a comparatively low cost.

Another object of this invention isv to provide an ice container inwhich is mounted a cooling receptacle, that is connected to a beer kegfor receiving beer therefrom, whereby the beer will become cooled withinthe receptacle by engaging the wall thereof.

A further object of this invention is to provide a float within thecooling receptacle to prevent rapid passage of beer within thereceptacle and which will cause the beer through the receptacle tocontact with the walls thereof in a small quantity to quickly andefficiently cool same.

A still further object of this invention is to provide means forautomatically feeding air to the beer as the beer enters the coolingreceptacle and is so arranged that the carbonio gases will not escapefrom the beer.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel featuresof construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will behereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

The figure is a horizontal sectional view, of a beer cooler, constructedin accordance with my invention.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates an insulatedcasing, having a detachable end cover 2 and an opening 3 in the oppositeend thereof, in which a pipe 4 is mounted. A suitable valve 5 islSpecification of Letters Patent.

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secured to the pipe 4 for controlling the outiiow of liquidtherethrough,

A cylindrical cooling receptacle 6 is positioned within the casing 1 andhas a substantially funnel-shapedend 7, to which a coupling 8 isrotatably secured. tlf'he coupling 8 is internally screw-threaded toreceive the screw-threaded end of the pipe 4. Suitable handles 9 areformed onv the coupling 8 to facilitate turning of the coupling 8 uponthe funnel-shaped end 7 of the receptacle 6 to thread it to the pipe 4.Suitable legs 10 are secured' to the receptacle 6 adj acent its otherend for an engagement with the wall Aof the casing 1, to properly spacethis end of the receptacle from the casing 1. A detachable cap 11 isthreaded or otherwise secured to the receptacle 6 and has formed thereonasuitable handle or knob 12. A float guard 13 is secured to the innerface of the cap 11 and consists of a continuous piece of wire which isbent to form a loop 14 for receiving one end of a float 15. rEhe float15 and the receptacle 6 are constructed from copper or other suitablematerial and the float 15 is of cylindrical formation having its ends ofsubstantially conical shape. A pipe 16 is connected to the receptacle 6and has rotatably mounted thereon a coupling 17 which is rovided withhandles 18. rhe coupling llD is connected to a valve 19 which is in turnconnected to a pipe 20 which extends through an opening in the casing 1.rThe pipe 20 is received by a keg tap 21, which is of any desiredconstruction, employing an air vent 22, which is closed by a check valve(not shown). The keg tap 21 is received Within a bung hole 23 of a keg24 that contains beer.

In operation, the cover 2 is removed and the space occurring between thereceptacle 6 and the inner wall of the casing 1 is filled with ice andthe keg tap- 21 is connected to a keg of beer, which beer flows into thecooling receptacle 6 by way of the pipe 20, valve 19 and the pipe 16. Asthe beer fills the cooling receptacle 6, the float 15 raises therein asclearly illustrated in the drawing, to prevent the beer from occupying aspace centrally of the receptacle, thus only allowing a quantity of beersuflicient to fill the receptacle between the wall thereof and thefloat, so that the beer will become quickly and efficiently cooled. Byopening the valve 5, the beer within the cooling receptacle 6 Cil normalposition properly positioning'l the heer Within the receptacle so thatit Will become eliciently cooled. Asthe beer enters the receptacle 6,air is-draWn-in through the airA vent 22 by the suction or" the beerpassing through the liegtap 2l and the pipe 20, obviatingthe necessityof making an air vent Within the heer keg thus preventingV the escapageof carbonic gases from the heer. A. device constructedin accordanceWith` the foregoing description is capable-oi he-` ing readilydisassembled Wherehy the Various parts may he cleaned, whichr cannot heaccomplished with beer coolers non7 principally used and thatemployvcoils for cooling the heer.

lVhile l have shown and described the preferred embodiment of` myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes- 1n construction,combination v and arrangement off parts may he niadewithout departingcasing, a valve carried-by said-pipe, means for detachably connectingthe cooling receptacle with a beer keg for supplying thereceptacle withbeer, a substantiallycylindrical tloatf mounted within the receptacleand havingconical-shaped ends, a Wire securedv to the receptacle at' theendS opposite the funnel-shaped end and bent to form a loop to slidablyreceive theend oit' the oatto properly position the float Within thereceptacle, and means for automatically supplying air to the heer as itenters the cooling receptacle.-

ln testimony Whereol af'xmy signature in presenceof two Witnesses.'

JSEPH A. STEINMETZ. Witnesses WALTER E. SMITH, ADOLPH C. PARKENT.

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